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4REVOLVING: TYPE CABINET. PPLIQATION Hmm JUNI: 19,1905.

GEORGE TILL AND PAUL O.V KRUMM, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

REVOLVING- TYPE-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed June 19, 1905. Serial No. 265,870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE H. TiLL and PAUL O. KRUMM, citizens of the United States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Revolving Type-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to printers cabinets and more especially to revolving type cabinets.

One object oi the invention is the provision of means, whereby the economy in space so needed in printing establishments is obtained.

A further object is to provide a cabinet which will obviate the difficulty, so prominent in setting type, of having to move about to get different classes of type, which as a consequence, means a loss of time and more labor'. This invention obviates this difficulty and places within easy reach of theprinter all classes oi type.

A still further object is the provision of means whereby the cabinet which comprises three separable and ndependent sections is held together and whereby this means is utilized to revolve the cabinet.

Other objects will appear to those versed in the art as the specilication is read in connection with the accompanying drawings which form a part of this invention, and in which Figure 1 is a ront elevation which is also a fac simile of the back; Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of two similar sides; Fig. 3 is a vertical section oi the middle section; Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line x-x of Fig. 3; Figi 5 is a plan view of the construction of the circular supporting base with the cabinet removed; Fig. 6 is a detail section oi the bottom plate ofthe cabinet and the supporting base, and showing how the bearing is constructed; and Fig. 7 is a detail section of the drawer slide. Fig. 8 is a detail of ball bearing, case being in section.

In the construction illustrated in the drawings 1 represents a suitable base, in this instance circular in form, which is provided with a central socket bearing 2, securely fixed thereto. Entirely surrounding the bearing 2 is a series of blocks 3, which are provided with ball bearings 4, having the usual combined dust guards and ball retainers. To a suitable bottom plate 5 is centrally secured a pintle bearing 6, whose pintle seats in the socket of the bearing 2, and surrounding this bearing and rmly secured to the square bottom plate 5 are blocks 7, similar to the blocks 3, and covering these blocks 7 isan annular grooved bearing plate 8, the groove in which is adapted to receive the balls of the ball bearing 4. This construction allows the case to be revolved in an easy manner and the pintle engaging the socket bearing 2, prevents the case from slurring. Surrounding and depending from the blocks 7 is an annular flange 7 which is adapted to overhang the blocks 3 and prevent access of dust or other foreign matter to the bearings.

Extending vertically from each corner of the bottom plate 5 are posts 9, which are connected together by alternate side pieces 10. The side pieces of each opposite side are in the same plane, and the side pieces ofthe other two sides are higher, and so on until the top of each section is completed. In other words, if there are three drawers or cases on one side, there will be twelve cases on all four sides, but each connecting side will have its drawers one space higher, and each opposite side will have drawers in the same plane. The sections are divided into top, bottom, and middle sections and are respectively numbered 11, 12 and 13, and each contains an equal number of. cases. The side posts 9 are similar on each section and the middle and top sections are provided with apertures 14 in the bottom adapted to receive dowel pins 15, which holdthe sections in alinement. Connecting all of the sections together and serving to hold them in position, are handles 16, which are secured to the posts 9 by removable brackets 17.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, each side piece 10 is provided with a stop 18, which limits the movement of the cases or drawers 19, and each side piece is provided with guiding cleats 20, which extend from a point near the stops 18 to a point adjacent the outer edge of the side `posts 9, which are of the same thickness as the connecting pieces 10. These cleats20 are adapted to be ref ceived in ways 2l formed in the sides o the drawers or Cases and guide them in their movements in and out.

Above the top section and removably or otherwise secured is the galley 22, which is provided with drawers 23. Entering the galley from opposite sides, and transverse to said drawers 23 are slanting tops 24 having a depression 24/ in which slugs, furniture and other oce material may be placed.

When it is desired to move the cabinet to other parts of the room or to other quarters, the handles 16 are removed by unscrewing the nuts 16/, and the sections 11, 12 and 13 are disconnected. This obviates the necessity of removing all the cases as they now do when moving cabinets in use in printing establishments.

It will be evident that a device of this character is extremely more compact and more accessible than the type cabinet now in use which has the requisite number of cases spread out in a line.

Minor changes in construction may be resorted to, and the device might be changed in shape, size and other minor particulars without departing from the spirit of my` invention or limiting the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A revolving type cabinet having a plurality of vertically arranged section units, each of which independently comprise the following instrumentalities; uprights, side connecting members and a plurality of drawers mounted to slide between said uprights on all sides, the drawers of opposite sides sliding in the same plane and the drawers sliding transverse to the rst in a different plane.

2. A revolving, type cabinet having a plurality of vertically arranged section units, and a slanting top for furniture, each of said units comprising a skeleton frame 10 composed of four uprights and side connecting members,

and each having a plurality of drawers mounted to slide on said side members between said upriglli's, said drawers sliding in alternate height relation on connectingsides.

In Testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures, in pres ence o two subseribim.;l witnesses.

GEORGE 1I. TILL, PAUL O. KRUMM. Witnesses:

FREDERICK M. KING, J. B. MITCHELL. 

